News Items tag as: KMAUG2023

UPDATE: Missing Merritt man located
September 12, 2023 - 2:32 PM

UPDATE: Sept. 12, 2023
North Thompson community calls for third-party BC wildfire season review
September 07, 2023 - 7:00 PM

A North Thompson community is urging other BC communities for support in its call for a third-party review of the 2023 wildfire season.
Former IH top doc paid $350,000 before going to jail for sex crimes
September 05, 2023 - 6:00 PM

The criminally convicted former chief medical health officer earned one of the highest salaries of all executives at the Interior Health Authority last year.
iN PHOTOS: Pelicans pause migration to play and eat on Interior lakes
September 04, 2023 - 6:00 PM

It seems American White Pelicans draw attention with their unique and oddly archaic appearance every year as they stop to fish in BC Interior lakes in the late summers on route to southern regions.
What’s happening to this Okanagan chipmunk (and why you needn't feel sorry for it)
September 04, 2023 - 7:00 AM

Some residents in the BC Interior are seeing chipmunks with strange looking lumps and bumps on their bodies but despite how alarming the condition looks, it isn’t damaging or hurting the critters.
Beloved historical building and unique hostel burns down in the Shuswap
September 02, 2023 - 6:00 PM
iNhome

A small brick building with a long history and big connection to communities in the Shuswap and beyond was reduced to rubble by wildfire earlier this month, leaving many locals and travellers saddened.
Orphaned bear cub rescued from wildfires in Shuswap
September 01, 2023 - 10:19 AM

An orphaned bear cub has been rescued in the Shuswap and brought to safety, after his mother and sibling were killed in a Shuswap wildfire.
City of Kamloops won't cremate your pets anymore
September 01, 2023 - 7:00 AM
iNhome

Kamloops won't be cremating pets any more as of next month.
Kamloops man sent to hospital after hit and run
August 31, 2023 - 11:44 AM
iNwheels

A man in Kamloops has been sent to hospital after a hit and run.
Fresh air and family fun events for long weekend in Kamloops, Okanagan
August 31, 2023 - 7:00 AM

The Labour Day long weekend is almost here and there are lots of outdoor activities for the whole family to enjoy as the fall season approaches. Some events in and around Kelowna have been cancelled or postponed due to devastating wildfires in the region, but here a few places to get out for some fresh air and fun.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of November 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

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